CONGREGATIONAL CHAPLAIN

The National Certified Congregational Chaplain™ (NCCCh) curriculum requires the completion of 400 hours (100 hours of education/300 hours of supervised experience) of advanced clinical pastoral education & training in order to receive the designation. This NCCCh training establishes the Accredited Congregational Chaplain Training (ACCT) curriculum, which explores the following: 

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1. Bio-Psycho-Social/Cultural/Environmental-Spiritual Care

2. Principles and Practices of Religion, Clergy and Congregations

3. Salutogenesis & Iatrogenesis

4. Individual and Group Counseling

5. Spiritual Development and Assessments

6. Human Development & Abnormal Adaptations

7. Principles of Soul Care

8. Recovery Principles

9. Trauma Spectrum

10. Cultural Competence

11. Care Planning & Documentation

12. Professional Responsibilities, Ethics, and Advocacy

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This training is designed for spiritual care providers serving in and for local congregations and parishes in the community. The intersection between chaplaincy, or applied spiritual care, and nurture/spiritual formation, service and outreach, and ministry and missions will be explored.